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Small Islands States Sound Alarm at UN
Sunday, 25 September 2011, 8:08 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 24 2011 10:10PM Representatives of small island States took to the podium at the General Assembly today to exhort the world to pay greater attention to their vulnerability to climate change, stressing that sustainable development ... More >>
Sri Lanka: Ban Stresses Need for Accountability Process
Sunday, 25 September 2011, 8:05 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 24 2011 9:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed the need for a “credible national accountability process” over actions in the final stages of the civil war in Sri Lanka during a meeting with Mahinda Rajapaksa, the country’s ... More >>
Pacific Island Leaders Call at UN For Greater Efforts
Sunday, 25 September 2011, 8:03 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 24 2011 9:10PM Lifestyle-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are taking an enormous toll in human health and economic development on the Pacific islands, the leaders of two countries in the region told the United Nations today, calling ... More >>
Libya Tells UN It Could Become a Regional Beacon
Sunday, 25 September 2011, 7:59 pm | United Nations
Calling for More Help, Libya Tells UN It Could Become a Regional Beacon for Progress More >>
Macedonia Presses at UN For Solution to Name Dispute
Sunday, 25 September 2011, 7:58 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 24 2011 9:10PM Describing his country’s ongoing name dispute with neighbouring Greece as “utterly incomprehensible,” the President of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia told the United Nations today that a solution must ... More >>
Reparations Should Be Made for African Slave Trade
Sunday, 25 September 2011, 7:42 pm | United Nations
Reparations Should Be Made for African Slave Trade, Antigua And Barbuda Tells UN New York, Sep 24 2011 8:10PM The Caribbean island State of Antigua and Barbuda today demanded reparations for injustices suffered by African slaves and their descendants, ... More >>
Greece, at UN, Urges ‘Fair Compromise’ on Row
Sunday, 25 September 2011, 7:40 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 24 2011 8:10PM A “fair compromise” with a geographic qualifier is the most appropriate solution to the long-running dispute between Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia over the latter country’s name, Greece’s ... More >>
Somali Warns Militants Are Looking to Export Their Violence
Sunday, 25 September 2011, 7:39 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 24 2011 6:10PM Islamist militants that have wreaked havoc in southern Somalia are now looking to strike outside the country and concerted international action is needed to prevent them from exporting their violence, Somalia’s Prime ... More >>
Intensified Efforts Needed to End Middle East Conflict
Sunday, 25 September 2011, 7:37 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 24 2011 6:10PM Egypt’s Foreign Minister today issued a call at the United Nations for stepped-up efforts to end the Middle East conflict, accusing Israel of prolonging negotiations for the sake of it and carrying out actions that prevent ... More >>
Mauritius Calls for Boost to UN
Sunday, 25 September 2011, 7:36 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 24 2011 6:10PM The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) must have a greater say in the running of global economic affairs, where new arrangements are urgently needed given the continuing financial turmoil around the world, the ... More >>
Lesotho Draws UN’S Attention to Inconsistent Approaches
Sunday, 25 September 2011, 7:34 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 24 2011 5:10PM Lesotho today at the United Nations drew the world’s attention to the lack of consistency in global conflict resolution, pointing out that the international community through the Security Council was quick to authorize ... More >>
Guinea: Ban Presses for Reconciliation
Sunday, 25 September 2011, 7:05 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 24 2011 4:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged Guinea to peacefully resolve all major political disputes to ensure that parliamentary elections scheduled for later this year in the West African country are free and fair. More >>
Greater Support for Treaties Protecting Stateless
Sunday, 25 September 2011, 6:46 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 24 2011 4:10PM International support is growing for the global treaties offering protection to the estimated 12 million people worldwide who are stateless, but there is still no critical mass to make a major difference, the United Nations ... More >>
Fijian Leader Outlines Details of Political Road Map
Sunday, 25 September 2011, 5:40 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 24 2011 3:10PM Fiji is about to enter a formative period that will result in the first ever elections based on common and equal suffrage rather than racial categorization, the country’s Prime Minister has told the General Assembly’s ... More >>
Populism Not the Answer to European Debt Crisis
Sunday, 25 September 2011, 5:38 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 24 2011 3:10PM Nationalist or populist policies are not the answer to the debt crisis engulfing many European countries, Slovakia’s Prime Minister told the United Nations today, urging governments on the continent to ensure their ... More >>
Nepal Drafting a New Democratic Constitution
Sunday, 25 September 2011, 5:37 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 24 2011 3:10PM Nepal is committed to the drafting of a new constitution that will consolidate peace and democracy as the country moves away from the “feudalistic and autocratic” monarchy that was abolished in 2008, Prime Minister Bauram Bhattarai ... More >>
Calls on Consumer States to Help in Fight Against Drugs
Sunday, 25 September 2011, 5:36 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 24 2011 2:10PM Guinea-Bissau’s Prime Minister took to the podium at the General Assembly today to call on the United States and the members of the European Union to help the impoverished West African country control its maritime ... More >>
Madagascar Asks for UN Assistance
Sunday, 25 September 2011, 5:34 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 24 2011 2:10PM A week after reaching a deal with rivals to end Madagascar’s protracted political crisis, the country’s leader has called on the United Nations to help it establish a credible electoral timetable as soon as possible so that polls ... More >>
At UN, India Calls for Global Cooperation on Economic Woes
Sunday, 25 September 2011, 5:33 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 24 2011 1:10PM India today cautioned against protectionism in the face of the global economic slowdown, calling at the United Nations for effective ways to promote the coordination of microeconomic policies in the world’s biggest economies. More >>
Horn of Africa: UN Urges Long-Term Approach
Sunday, 25 September 2011, 5:32 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 24 2011 1:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for a long-term approach by national authorities and the international donor community to tackle the root causes of recurring drought-related food shortages in the Horn of Africa, ... More >>
